Multimedia at EHS

👶🏽 Unit 4: 🚸 Exploring Children's Books

Students will:

Participate in an activity where they analyze and evaluate works of children’s literature.
Plan, write, illustrate, and “publish” their own children’s picture books.
Participate in a review of a story written by a peer.
Use literary devices in an original work of fiction.
Recognize the process of writing a children’s book.
Recognize the specifications of a children’s book.

🎈 Remember 🎈Balloons🎈

& other children literature

Children's Literature Jamboard

🕷️ Spider Web Discussion/Analyze work for racism, etc. 🕸️

10 Ways to Analyze Children's Lit

Banned and Challenged Picture Books - Edmonton Public LibraryBanned and Challenged Picture Books by WendyLibrarian - a staff-created list : Yes, picture books get challenged too! These kids' books (listed in no particular order) have been challenged (and in some cases, banned) for a variety of reasons. There are lots of reasons that books can be challenged or event banned. Often the reasons are political, legal, religious or moral. Sometimes books are challenged when a person reads only a small portion or relies on reviews they have read or heard to determine suitability. Public libraries usually follow intellectual freedom policies that guide their decisions when a member of the public challenges a book or other item. Intellectual freedom means that each person has the right to decide what they want to read, watch, or listen to (within the limits of the law). If a person objects to a book, they are free not to read it, but they do not have the right to prevent others from reading it. Parents and guardians can choose what their children read, watch or listen to, but cannot make that decision for other children. Most libraries have a form to fill out to voice concerns about specific items, and sometimes actions will be taken like moving a book from the children's to the teen section or (more rarely) removing it from the library (for instance, if it contains outdated information). Often books that present a different viewpoint or a new situation are an excellent opportunity for parents to have a discussion with their children. Public libraries have a mandate to provide a variety of materials from a variety of points of view to their customers, but other libraries have different mandates. For instance, a school library must support curriculum. The Edmonton Public Library's Intellectual Freedom Policy is based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For more information about intellectual freedom see the resources at the bottom of the list. Updated February 2018

Spider Web Discussion Preparation

Perspective | Breaking up with your favorite racist childhood classic booksAn author writes that the cancel culture that "animates professional grievance actors today refers to culture under no threat of cancellation."

10 classic children's books that haven't aged wellSome books that we now view as classics have been criticized or even banned for offensive comment. We rounded up some notable examples.

POC Children's Books

Children have a hard time connecting to material and books with characters that don't look like them.

1) Let's listen to a TED talk

2) Importance of seeing themselves in a character

3) Overview of POC children's books (include First Peoples, Asian, Jewish)

4) POC books for boys (under-represented)

5) Some books are sweet and simple and others are up against conflict.

6) Do POC kids need informational books on role models

The danger of a single storyOur lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

🚸 How to write a childrens book👨‍👦👩‍👧‍👧

How to Write a Children's Book in 9 Easy Steps [2021]Want to write an engaging children’s book to enchant young readers? Children’s author Eevi Jones breaks down her proven process, from start to finish.

Writing Children's Books For Dummies Cheat Sheet - dummiesAs you explore writing children’s books, you enter a different world, one filled with book formats — from board books to young adult novels — and a whole different set of rules to follow and restrictions to heed for each. If you want to become a successful children’s book author, you need to know how […]

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